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What is an ionic bond? With two suitable examples explain the difference between an ionic and a covalent bond?

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Ionic bond: The bond which is formed by transferring electrons from one atom to other atoms completely, and as a result positive and negative ions are formed in this bond. Here, the ions are held together through the electrostatic force of attraction. e.g.,

The formation of calcium fluoride,

Ca\rightarrow Ca^{2+}+2e^{-}

[Ar]4s^{2}[Ar]

F+e^{-}\rightarrow F^{-}

[He]2s^{2}2p^{5}[He]2s^{2}2p^{6}\; or[Ne]

Ca^{2+}+2F^{-}\rightarrow CaF_{2}\; or\; Ca^{2+}(F^{-})_{2}

The information of NaCl

Na\rightarrow Na^{+}+e^{-}

[Ne]3s^{2}3p^{5}[Ne]3s^{2}3p^{6}\; or[Ar]

Na^{+}+Cl^{-}\rightarrow NaCl\; or\; Na^{+}Cl^{-}

Covalent bond: The bond which is formed between the two atoms of non-metals by the mutual sharing of electrons between them is calleda  covalent bond, e.g., the formation of a chlorine molecule can be explained as 

Also formation of HCl:

 

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